{"product_id":"feeding-the-mind-lewis-carroll-1st-edition","title":"Feeding the Mind, Lewis Carroll — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Chatto \u0026amp; Windus, 1907\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Small 8vo, pp. xiii, [1], 15-30.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The fragile original cloth-backed card wrappers remain structurally sound, with the distinctive red spine cloth holding firm and displaying minimal fading. The front panel exhibits gentle upward bowing and mild curling to the yapp edges, a common occurrence with this binding style, alongside slight dust-toning, faint rubbing to the extremities, and a few minor spots of browning. Internally, the binding is slightly tender at the half-title gutter but remains secure throughout. The pages themselves are notably bright and clean, free from significant foxing, with the text block presenting exceptionally well for its age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the first separate edition, wrapper issue, published posthumously. \u003ci\u003eFeeding the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e was originally delivered as a lecture by Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) to a public audience in Derbyshire in October 1884; a rare instance of the famously timid author speaking publicly. Following the lecture, Dodgson handed his manuscript to William H. Draper, who provides the prefatory note for this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work first appeared in print in \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e in 1906 before this standalone publication, which was issued simultaneously in quarter cloth over paper boards for 1s. and in leatherette for 2s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this characteristic essay, Lewis Carroll applies his brilliantly whimsical yet highly logical mind to the concept of mental diet. Drawing an analogy between the careful attention we pay to nourishing our bodies and the haphazard way we often consume information, Carroll argues for a structured and purposeful approach to \"feeding the mind.\" Delivered as a public lecture during a rare moment of outwardness for the author, the piece remains a timeless, charming reflection on intellectual consumption by the creator of \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54438905348435,"sku":"4834","price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260723_230930.jpg?v=1785405664","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/feeding-the-mind-lewis-carroll-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}